Democrat Doug Jones Defeats Republican Roy Moore for US Senate

[Sunstone]

Jones wins Alabama Senate seat for Dems

Jones is the first Democratic senator from Alabama in 25 years. Seems there's a chance folks are getting sick of Republican shenanigans -- even in Alabama. .

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

It's amazing! I thought Moore was a shoo-in!

 

[sun rise]

@Sunstone great minds think alike. You snuck in while I was looking at fireworks displays on youtube

 

[Sunstone]

I thought Moore was a shoo in too. This bodes well for midterms.

 

[Sunstone]

@Sunstone great minds think alike. You snuck in while I was looking at fireworks displays on youtube

Well, you can't celebrate something like this too much.

 

[suncowiam]

I have hope again in our system!

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

The new Senator from the great state of Alabama just quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his victory speech.

Let me join Dr. King and my brothers and sisters in the call:

Bend the Arc​

 

[esmith]

I wouldn't get your hopes up for 2018
Alabama Senate
Doug Jones 644,187 49.6%
Roy Moore 633,369 48.7%
Write-ins 22,226 1.7%

Alabama Senate Election: Live Coverage And Results

 

[Nous]

That booming sound you hear is Trump's head exploding--a fireworks of Big Macs spewing out.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I thought Moore was a shoo in too. This bodes well for midterms.

The House should flip easily. The Senate might be more difficult. On the order of 20 Democrats will be running for reelection and only 10 Republicans. The Republicans will only have to defend 10 seats. But seriously I don't see any Democrat seats flipping and with Alabama falling we might have a pleasant surprise when it comes to the Republicans holding their seats.

 

[Sunstone]

Moore is refusing to concede defeat.

 

[Sunstone]

Jones isn't up for reelection until 2020.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Moore is refusing to concede defeat.

He always was a real class act.

Oh wait, there may be a misspelling in that last word, it still starts with "a".

 

[Jumi]

Never heard during the campaign who Doug Jones was or what he stands for, I had to google him now... but from an international perspective it seemed Roy Moore was out to sabotage his own campaign with many of the things he said. Too overconfident and probably believed the polls.

 

[YmirGF]

Personally, I think this is just as well. Moore didn't strike me as a very high quality candidate - allegations aside...

 

[Mindmaster]

Jones wins Alabama Senate seat for Dems

Jones is the first Democratic senator from Alabama in 25 years. Seems there's a chance folks are getting sick of Republican shenanigans -- even in Alabama. .

I'm not really surprised, but I also think Strange had a better chance from the beginning. Anyway, if the Republicans never had a chance to lose where'd be the fun in that?

I live in an area where Democrats infect the system and Republicans have absolutely zero chance of being elected, and trust me - the "mono-party" politics stink for all folks, not just the loser of the elections. They have absolutely zero incentive to do their jobs or keep their promises because they will never lose, and I mean never.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

This is such wonderful news to wake up to!

 

[Father Heathen]

Personally, I think this is just as well. Moore didn't strike me as a very high quality candidate - allegations aside...

Well, there was that whole **** on the constitution and replace it with silly superstition thing he always had going on.

 

[Kangaroo Feathers]

I hope schadenfreude isn't fattening!

 

[Kuzcotopia]

At least we learned that actual voter turnout matters everywhere. . . even in Alabama. When turnout is low, conservatives win. When turnout is high, liberals win.

A fine lesson for the next elections. Most of the ninety million who didn't vote in 2016 and inadvertently put . . . him. . . in office may be learning that our future isn't a spectator sport.